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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 3.
For Meeting of: March 8, 2022
ITEM TITLE: School Breakfast Week proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Cally Price,Assistant to the City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Madeleine Vistica will be accepting the proclamation
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
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School Breakfast Week proclamation Corer Memo
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SE AS, the School-Breakfast Program has served our nation admirably since it
was permanently established in 1975; and
WHEREAS, the School-Breakfast Program is dedicated to the health and well-being of
our nation's children; and
WHEREAS, research shows that school—age children who experience hunger have
higher levels of absenteeism, nurse's visits, and have more challenges than children receiving a
well-balanced diet; and
WHEREAS,frequent studies have shown that meals provided at school-not only
contribute to the nutritional-needs of students, but also signfcantly increase and enhance
their ability to learn; and
WHEREAS, as parents, teachers, and schoolfoodpersonnel- we are endowed with the
responsibility of providing the children of our communities and state with their basic resources
needed to grow, learn, discover their own potential- and live happy fulfilling lives; and
WHEREAS, Breakfast the Bellprograms, which make breakfast part of the
schoolday, are desirable and effective ways of ensuring more students realize the benefits of
breakfast; and
WHEREAS, offering breakfast as part of the school-day improves children's diets,
builds healthy, lifelong eating habits and allows students to begin their days focused and ready
to learn;
WOW THERETORA I, Janice cDeccio, SYLayor of the City of(Yakima and on behalf of
the City Council- do hereby proclaim the weekof SYLarch 7-11, 2022 as
"Sp5OOL (MAI(EAST(WEEK°
in the City of(Yakima and encourage all-citizens to recognize the efforts made by schools, their
food service directors, andcafeteria staff to ensure the health, safety, and success of our children.
Dated this 8th day of Wtarch, 2022
Janice lDeccio, (Mayor